Minor Characters

In no particular order, I will describe some minor characters. Some became almost major considering their impact on the story:

Chang Wen-biao was the son of Chang Dong-hue, aka Big Chang. Wen-biao was worth a chapter. He was a handsome, brutal man who was groomed to lead the Chang dynasty in Macau, but he constantly failed to live up to the standards demanded by his father. As a result, he became the enemy of Jian-mei and would have killed her but was warned off by Big Chang.

Chan Ya-gong was Wen-biao's companion and body guard. He was physically designed after the character "Odd Job" from the Bond movies. Ya-gong was in the background for several scenes in the book.

Hong Ben-zhou played a major role in both Macau and London. He began by running the streets on the heels of Big Chang as they grew up. When he got on the bad side of the People's Republic of China, he fled the country and set up shop in London. He met up with Billy Ray while consumating oil deals, and they formed a good working and personal relationship.

Lee Pan-kie, recruited early in the game by General Ping, acted as his right arm. He managed Ping's schemes whenever action was required. Lee escaped China on the heels of his commander.

Pan Wei-song was a tragic figure, but necessary for the theft of the warheads. He paid for his trusting soul with his life.

Yang Gu-jun was the close comrade of General Ping and a long-time associate. He ascended to the military council in the politboro and worked closely with Ping and Zhao to promote their agendas.

Zhao Ming-juan, also a politboro member,  was the third member of the renegades along with Ping and Yang. We made him physicall interesting by taking an eye, a hand, and a foot. To complete the picture, we gave him buck-teeth and a verbal whistle.